Ephesians 6:8
6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
7 Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
- KJV
- Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
- WEB
- knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
- ASV
- knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.
- DARBY
- knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether bond or free.
- BLB
- knowing that each one, whatever good he might have done, this he will receive from the Lord, whether slave or free.
- ÅB
- da dere vet at hva godt enhver gjør, det skal han få igjen av Herren, enten han er tjener eller fri.
- OTB
- i visshet om at alt godt noen gjør vil bli belønnet av Herren, enten de er slave eller fri.
- B1930
- da I vet at hvad godt enhver gjør, det skal han få igjen av Herren, enten han er tjener eller fri.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:24
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Read in contextLuke 14:14
and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Read in contextMatthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Read in contextMatthew 6:4
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Read in contextProverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Read in contextMatthew 10:41–42
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Read in contextLuke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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